French President congratulated Sargsyan on victoryFebruary 20, 2008 - 18:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French President Nicolas Sarkozy congratulated Serzh Sargsyan on election President of Armenia. Mr Sarkozy's letter says, in part, "On behalf of the French nation I congratulate you on victory in the presidential election
I congratulate the Armenian people on the choice which proved confidence in the government you head, the government which follows the path of political reforms an approaches Europe. Be firmly convinced of France's support to stability and peace in the South Caucasus. As a Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, France will work for a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict," the RA government's pres office reported. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |